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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R267

When the accused makes use of the option opened by Article 275 of this Code to take one of his relatives or friends as counsel, the latter's bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record shall be placed in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R373

When the accused makes use of the option opened by Article 275 of this Code to take one of his relatives or friends as counsel, the latter's bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record shall be placed in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article R321-3

Articles R. 312-19 to R. 312-22 apply to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-5

Failure to comply with the administrative decisions referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 8272-1 and in articles L. 8272-2 or L. 8272-4 is punishable by two months' imprisonment and a fine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-17-3

There is no need to apply the provisions of articles D. 147-17 to D. 147-17-2 when the sentenced person has filed an application for sentence adjustment pending before the sentence enforcement court.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the central social and economic committee

Article D2316-6

…e sums paid by the works councils for its operation: 1° The cost of certifying the annual accounts; 2° The cost of the expert's presentation of the accounts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-119

Local representatives benefit from the delegation hours provided for in articles R. 1432-109-1 in accordance with the application procedures defined in articles R. 1432-109-2 to R. 1432-110.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prevention principles

Article R4432-3

The exposure of a worker, taking into account the attenuation provided by the individual hearing protectors worn by the latter, may under no circumstances exceed the exposure limit values defined in 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-42

The companies or organisations mentioned in article R. 5124-2 are not authorised to supply to the public the medicinal products, products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 and in 4° of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Customer due diligence and liability

Article R8281-3

If the employer fails to respond to the injunction, the project owner or client shall inform the officer who issued the alert within two days of the expiry of the time limit provided for in article R.…

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